Posted inInquests Issue 14

Schrödinger’s Defendants: Inquests, Unlawful Killing and Criminal Acquittals

Schrödinger’s Defendants: Inquests, Unlawful Killing and Criminal Acquittals Matthew Hill R (Leeson) v HM Area Coroner for Manchester South [2023] EWHC 62 (Admin)  R (Makki) v HMSC for S. Manchester [2023] EWHC 80 (Admin) The Inquests into the Shoreham air crash The coronial and criminal jurisdictions have a long and…
September 18, 2023Posted inInquests, Issue 14
Posted inInquests Issue 13

The Supreme Court provides authoritative guidance on the application of Article 2 to Coronial investigations and inquests

R (Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde and another [2023] UKSC 20 Introduction The advent of the Human Rights Act 1998, and the incorporation into domestic law of the Article 2 right to life, has transformed coronial investigations and inquests over the last two decades. Lord Bingham’s magisterial…
July 18, 2023Posted inInquests, Issue 13
Posted inInquests Issue 11

Fresh Inquests

Mays v HM Senior Coroner for Kingston Upon Hull & East Riding of Yorkshire [2021] EWHC 3604 (Admin) Earl v HM Senior Coroner for East Sussex [2021] EWHC 3468 (Admin) R (on the application of Ginn) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner London [2022] EWHC 28 (Admin) Three recent applications…
May 24, 2022Posted inInquests, Issue 11Tags: ,
Posted inInquests Issue 10

Withdrawal of Benefits, Article 2 and Inquests

Dove v HM Assistant Coroner for Teesside and Hartlepool [2021] EWHC 2511 (Admin) Facts Ms Whiting had spinal conditions since her early twenties, which gave her back pain, required surgery, and regular painkillers. She also had a history of mental health problems (depression, drug dependence, and emotionally unstable personality disorder)…
January 24, 2022Posted inInquests, Issue 10Tags: ,